Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

20-Year-Old Charged in Murder of East Oak Cliff Transgender Woman.

20-Year-Old Charged in Murder of East Oak Cliff Transgender Woman.

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the death of a transgender woman in east Oak Cliff.  Angelo Walker is accused of shooting 22-year-old Merci Richey who was found unconscious on the morning of June 30, in an empty parking lot of an apartment complex in the 3000 block of…MORE

U.S. Jobless Report: 1.3 Million Americans File First Time Unemployment Benefits Last Week

U.S. Jobless Report: 1.3 Million Americans File First Time Unemployment Benefits Last Week

WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – More than 1.3 million Americans filed first time claims for unemployment benefits last week, showing employers are still laying workers off amid another surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The latest round means that 49.8 million Americans made initial jobless benefits claims since the pandemic hit in March. The resurgence has…MORE

Supreme Court: Manhattan DA Can Get Trump Tax Records; Congress Cannot

Supreme Court: Manhattan DA Can Get Trump Tax Records; Congress Cannot

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has upheld a prosecutor’s demand for President Donald Trump’s tax returns as part of a criminal investigation into hush-money payments to women who claim they had affairs with Trump. The court ruled Thursday in a case in which it heard arguments by telephone in May because of…MORE

Worldwide: Texas is the 11th Most Active COVID-19 Hotspot

Worldwide: Texas is the 11th Most Active COVID-19 Hotspot

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. COVID-19 cases soared past 3-million Wednesday, accounting for 25% of the world case count for a country that comprises only 4% of world’s population. In Texas, coronavirus cases soared past the 210-thousand as sister station WFAA-TV report, “If the lone star state were a country, it would be the world’s 11th-most…MORE